NOVPUBChapter 328: Chapter 292: The Most Deadly Form of Showing Off is the Invisible One!_2
“First of all,” Magic Power began, “even if we have favorable winds, it will take nearly two months to travel from Ward City to Danah Port in Boditch Kingdom.”
“That is a solid two months living on a ship with hardly any stops to land.”
“If you’re someone who gets seasick, that’s going to be truly miserable.”
Speaking of this, Charles shivered slightly as if recalling an unpleasant memory.
“What does seasickness feel like?”
The people around asked, curious.
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In Dillon Kingdom, since most rivers flow towards the northern ice fields with few suitable for navigation, there were hardly any mercenaries present who had even ridden on a ship.
“It’s similar to spinning around in circles on the spot for about a hundred times,” Charles continued, giving his advice.
“If you really want to take a ship to Boditch Kingdom, you might as well get a boat and try out the experience in the nearby seas first.”
“Ride more, vomit several times, and gradually you’ll get used to it.”
Charles’s advice wasn’t taken lightly, naturally, and many began to whisper and make plans among themselves quietly.
But more people wanted to hear more from Charles.
“What else, Charles!”
“What are the women like in Boditch Kingdom? I hear they’re quite voluptuous?”
“Will we encounter sea monsters on the way?”
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“Haha, don’t worry, listen to me slowly talk.”
Feeling flattered by the crowd’s respect, Charles took a heavy swig of the aromatic Cold Barley Wine and spoke in a loud and casual tone.
Lis stood off to the side for a while, listening to Charles, the mercenary, cheerfully sharing information.
He wasn’t concerned about the conditions of sea travel.
He was already an excellent sailor, having spent time drifting on the Pearl Sea in his past life, even becoming a pirate.
He was well versed in these basic concepts.
What Lis wanted now was to understand the current dynamics of the numerous Guilds and Noble powers in Ward City.
After all, Ward City was to undergo significant development in the future, breaking through Feis Kingdom’s trade blockade against Dillon Kingdom in a sense.
Following the control over Danerluo Port, the route between it and Ward City would become an exceedingly important trade route.
However, Ward City’s maritime endeavors were still in the exploratory stage, as Dillon Kingdom previously had no foundation in this area.
At this moment, something that mercenary Charles said caught Lis’s attention.
“I’m not sure about other places, but people in Danah Port at Boditch Kingdom, especially sailors and Guild members, worship divinities like the Lord of Storm, Ocean Goddess, Drowned Queen, and the like.”
“It’s said that believing in them can ensure safety on the high seas.”
“And the Priests from the Church of the Ocean Goddess can communicate with our ships. They might send people to Ward City to establish a new Church.”
“Is that so…”
Many mercenaries’ eyes flickered with interest.
Dillon Kingdom’s beliefs were mostly dominated by the Ice and Snow Goddess and her allied deities, with only a few like the Earth Goddess and her Church of the Gods having a presence in Dillon.
For mercenary light believers, whoever provided protection was akin to a mother.
If these divine beings indeed offered safe passage at sea, what did it matter if they changed their faith?
The moves of the Sea Goddess Church were quite swift. No, perhaps the other Churches have also taken notice of this area and I simply wasn’t aware.
Lis pondered quietly to himself, showing no particularly strong reaction.
The arrival of these new Divine Churches was naturally good news for Ward City.
Not to mention, the most advanced sailing skills and shipbuilding techniques were in their hands, and for the sake of spreading their faith, they’d surely share them.
Thus, the development of Ward City would undoubtedly accelerate significantly, which was also beneficial for Lis.
He didn’t have the time to wait for Ward City’s slow development – a more advanced Ward City would be more advantageous for the future Danerluo Port.
Currently, there was no need for him to concern himself with, or conflict with, the Divine Churches.
Moreover, as a collaborator of Dillon King, he wasn’t worried at all.
Pushing past the rejoicing Dwarfs and Half-beasts crowding together, Lis made his way through the crowd to the bar of the Mercenary Tavern.
“Good sir,” asked the sturdy male servant from behind the solid wood bar in a gruff voice, “may I know what you need?”
The Mercenary Guild had only been established recently; after all, Ward City used to be the private property of the Ward Family, and they refused entry to outsiders.
It was only after opening up that, with the increasing number of mercenaries, the Mercenary Guild and the tavern were quickly built in a short time.
It seems that the servant before me must be a temporary replacement; he probably wasn’t doing this job before.
“Oh, I’m here to deal with Magical Beast Materials.”
Lis pulled over a chair and sat down at the bar, looking at the servant.
The servant’s eyes lit up, and his attitude quickly became much more sincere and enthusiastic.
Generally speaking, mercenaries accumulate many Magical Beast Materials from their adventures. Besides some materials that might be used by the mercenaries themselves, most choose to sell them for money.
As the official organization for mercenaries, the Mercenary Guild naturally also purchases materials from the mercenaries.
However, few people choose to sell Magical Beast Materials to the Mercenary Guild because the guild also acts as a middleman, selling the materials to cooperative Guilds at naturally low prices.
The only advantage is convenience!
After all, these Magical Beast Materials are obtained by mercenaries risking their lives in battle, so they are of course very particular and care a lot about the price.
To sell at a higher price, they would even spend more time in the market selling them personally or trading with other mercenaries.
Generally, only when mercenaries need to improve their mercenary level, would they choose to sell the corresponding strength of Magical Beast Materials to the Mercenary Guild to get recognition and increase their mercenary level.
However, the mercenary level promotion in different countries is not unified, and the assessment methods are also not very strict.
As a result, this process can be quite inaccurate and may not truly reflect the strength of a mercenary.
The best way to prove a mercenary’s strength is through their completed achievements and great feats.
For example, “single-handedly repelling a beast tide” or “Dragon Slayer”!
This male servant was well aware that if this handsome young mercenary really sold Magical Beast Materials to the Guild, he too would get a certain reward and commission.
Who could refuse cute Gold Coins?
“Good day, sir, I am the servant Theodore, honored to serve you.”
“May I ask what materials you are planning to sell?”
Theodore hurried out from behind the bar and appeared before Lis, bowing slightly.
If it were a typical mercenary choosing to sell materials, Theodore might be a bit nicer, but not like this.
Although he hadn’t been a servant at the Mercenary Guild for very long, he had seen many mercenaries and had developed some judgment.
From his very first glimpse of Lis, although he couldn’t put his finger on why, he just felt this young mercenary wasn’t simple.
Perhaps it was the quality of his aura?
He seemed much better than those noisy mercenaries in the tavern; he must be a formidable Professional.
Lis did not pay attention to Theodore’s attitude and lightly waved his left hand.
Whoosh～
A large pile of Magical Beast Materials suddenly appeared out of nowhere, scattering on the ground in front of the tavern’s bar.
Bear Skin, Wolf Bones, Deer Antler, Mink Skin, Magic Beast Crystal Core, and more, piled into a three-meter-tall “hill.”
The chaotic and powerful waves of magic power emanating from them proved these were indeed genuine Magical Beast Materials.
With the appearance of this “hill,” the entire Mercenary Tavern seemed to suddenly fall silent for a moment.
Not far away, some mercenaries who had just noticed the tavern quiet down were quietly asking those around what had happened?
What a guy!
Many experienced mercenaries looked solemnly at Lis, who was sitting at the bar.
He possessed high-value Space storage Equipment with such large capacity.
Not far away, Charles, who had been talking boastfully, stopped and looked toward the bar.
A lone mercenary?
Where did this tough character come from?
Looking at Lis’s indifferent expression and the neat and clean clothes he wore, Charles felt somewhat suffocated.
It felt like showing off halfway and then being choked back, much like being constipated.
But Charles didn’t have an outburst; instead, he sat back down obediently.
From the heart!
Looking at him, crossing through the extremely dangerous Corea Hills alone, unscathed, and even in the mood to tidy up his clothes.
One look in his eyes was enough to know, he’s a tough guy you can’t beat!
